Despite the difficulties inherent in responsible data management, the opportunities are endless when data are widely available. John Stevenson discusses federal mandates to collect survey data:

John Stevenson, Excerpt 5

Kevin Eliceiri talks about how research becomes easier with well-organized and easily-available data:

Kevin Eliceiri, Excerpt 6

He explains that the National Institutes of Health are moving to institute standards and requirements for data retention:

Kevin Eliceiri, Excerpt 7

With luck, such efforts as this will lead to a better-managed data universe. Researchers such as Janet Gilmore, however, need services closer to home:

Janet Gilmore, Excerpt 4

We hope you have enjoyed this tour through research data at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. If you have a data story you would like to tell, please get in touch with us!